Czech Republic Facts.

Located in the heart of Central Europe is Czech Republic, a country known for its rich culture and history. Czech Republic is a known country where millions of tourists visited every year. The country’s capital city, Prague, becomes one of the tourists’ favorite because of the impressive architecture, lively music, fun nightlife, and must-see museums. Added to the fun are the shopping centers and the beers and spirits that you must all try to really determine which is your favorite. Endowed with beautiful nature, color and mystery, Czech Republic is a small country that offers many exceptional places and adventure.

Important and Interesting facts about Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is almost entirely surrounded by mountains (except to the south, toward Austria and Slovakia). Mountains mark a natural border with Germany and Poland.

The country is renowned for its numerous spa towns, especially along the border with Saxony (Germany). The most famous ones are those of Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), Františkovy Lázně (Franzensbad) and Teplice (Teplitz).

There are over 2,000 castles, keeps, and castle ruins in the Czech Republic, one of the highest density in the world. It is regarded as the castle capital of the world.

Tourism is a major source of income for the Czech economy. In 2011, Prague was the sixth most visited city in Europe and the tourist industry employees over 1% of the population.

Tourism is a major source of income for the Czech economy. In 2011, Prague was the sixth most visited city in Europe and the tourist industry employees over 1% of the population.

In Czech Republic, Prague’s Old Town Astronomical Clock has been named one of the twelve most beautiful clocks in the world! The astronomical clock, which dates back to 1410, is a one of Prague’s most popular historical monuments.

The largest travel site TripAdvisor published a ranking of the world’s most popular zoos, which originated through the evaluation of millions of users. Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic placed seventh on it, which confirmed its worldwide popularity.

Karst is a landscape that contains a topography shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite. Since 1956 the Moravian Karst has been a protected landscape encompassing an area of fully 92 square km. That Moravian Karst in Czech Republic is certainly among the most important karst areas in Central Europe.

The Adrspach-Teplice Rocks of Czech Republic are named after their two nearest towns and they were formed by water and air erosion hundreds of thousands of years ago. The plateaus were dissected into many clusters divided by canyon-like valleys. What was most astonishing was the shape which ensued which took on the form of towns with streets and a central square especially when observed from above.

Olomouc is the Czech Republic’s jewel of the east. It’s historical core is the most renowned and best-preserved town in all of Moravia. Add to that the fact that it is remarkably easy to negotiate because of its size and compactness and you have for yourself one of the most pleasant small city experiences in Europe.

Cool, Funny and Fun Facts about Czech Republic

Czech people are the world’s heaviest consumers of beer.

Czech Republic is one of the top 10 countries worldwide in terms of the fastest average internet speed.

In a new advertising campaign, Prague pulsates with life and above all the most famous musical hits. The Automaker Toyota has chosen the center of the Czech capital for the introduction of its Yaris Hybrid.

The Czech Republic is not only a land of cultural and historical monuments. It is also the home of many talented individuals. One of them is Míla Fürstová, an artist who designed the angel wings on the cover of Coldplay’s new album. Although Chris Martin, frontman of the British band Coldplay, deliberated long and hard, in the end he chose graphic artist and painter Míla Fürstová.

Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible was filmed here because costs of filming in the Czech Republic are fairly low.

Perhaps the most famous incident by a Czech Politician was the fact that Czech Republic’s second president, Václav Klaus infamously stole a pen during a state visit to Chile. The worst part? He was totally caught on camera and the incident soon became an international affair. His justification? “Official pens are normally free to be taken by official visitors and this one was not an exception”. Incredible, uh?

When taking a look around the Souvenir Shops of Prague, you’ll be surprised to find things that would probably cause an immense outrage in neighboring countries. Including, but not limited to, Nazi memorabilia and funny Hitler masks. This is because the Czech has a very dark sense of humor and they understand that the best way to deal with a tragedy is to just laugh about it.

Simpson’s Duff beer is brewed here. The Duff beer IS real and you can buy it in Czech Republic for less than 1 euro. Of course, you should also try Pilsen, Czech’s number 1 and most popular beer.

David Czerny is the Czech Republic’s favorite son. His contemporary art sculptures can be found mainly on the streets of Prague, including crawling creepy babies, staircases that lead to statue’s buttocks, inverse horses, suicidal poets, pixelated huge human heads and yes, two guys peeing on each other. You don’t have to understand it to appreciate it.

Czech Guards are Europe’s most fashionable ones. The Czech Guard’s uniforms were first introduced in 1990 when the communist regime ended and the first Czech President wanted to differentiate his guards’s uniforms from the generic ones found in neighboring countries. To do so he hired a Czech fashion designer called Theodor Pistek and well, the result was a truly amazing one.

Historical and Cultural facts about Czech Republic

One of the most famous Czech sportswoman is tennis champion Martina Navratilova (born in 1956), statistically the second best female player of the 20th century behind Steffi Graf.

Historically, the Czech Republic was composed of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the March of Moravia, both part of the the Holy Roman Empire (800-1806), then also within the Habsburg Empire (1526-1918).

The Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic , founded in 1348, is the oldest university in Eastern Europe, and one of the oldest in the world in continuous operation. According to the 2006 Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, it is the leading university in Eastern Europe.

Famous Czech people include the religious reformer Jan Hus (1370-1415), the early proponent of universal education John Amos Comenius (1592-1670), the classical music composers Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) and Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904), and the German-language author Franz Kafka (1883-1924).

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic. Historically, Prague has been the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, an important city in Austria-Hungary, and the capital of Czechoslovakia. It is now one of the most visited cities in Europe.

Alphonse Mucha (1860 – 1939) was a famous Czech painter and decorative artist known for his art nouveau posters and his large canvases named The Slav Epic, which represent the history of Czechs and Slavic’s.

Beer has been brewed in the Czech Republic since the year 1118, the country has the highest beer consumption per capita in the world.

The Czech ice hockey team won Olympic gold in 1998 and has won six gold medals at the World Championships.

The sugar cube was invented in Czech Republic in 1843.

In 1959, a Czech national named Otto Wichterle invented soft contact lenses.

The Czechs’ national passion is mushroom hunting. They are very serious about it and are quite competitive in finding these fungi. Thousands of Czech nationals gather yearly during the St. Václav Day, which happens during the weekend that is nearest to September 28, to head to the forest and participate in mushroom hunting.